8 Match Star Ratings For AEW Full Gear

8. BUY-IN: Britt Baker Vs. Bea Priestley

This was a quite good match - over-delivered is the fairest assessment - but it never stood a chance of reaching its ambitious plot.

That plot, based in reality, saw Bea Priestley attempt to once more injure Britt Baker with a series of lunging strikes that aimed to echo the real, errant blows that twice injured the Dentist. To escape the damage, Baker had to out-wrestle her opponent. This fell a bit flat in execution because Baker isn't yet polished enough to pull off the role of mat craftswoman.

Encouragingly, this was a better performance from Baker, whose forearm strikes looked to land with credibility, and this worked enough to drive a generous crowd reaction. Priestley had twice injured Baker, who according to Cody had entered the match the "full blown flu". AEW taunted fate with this match, but mercifully, both women were on point relative to their level of experience.

Baker still has trouble positioning her finish for the hard camera, and Priestley isn't great at stringing what she can do very well together - but it didn't tarnish what was a well-built closing sequence and feel-good win.

Star Rating: ★★¾